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1. CENTRAL RECRUITMENT & PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/CR/2011-12/5A
CLERICAL RECRUITMENT [ASSISTANTS AND STENOGRAPHERS]
• This advertisement is in modification of our earlier advertisement CRPD/CR/2011-12/05 dated 27.12.2011
• The vacancy position stands revised.
• Revised Vacancies: Assistants - 8500 (Inclusive of 3100 vacancies already advertised vide
our advertisement dated 27.12.2011).
Stenographers (English) - 900, Hindi - 100
• The date of examination stands postponed from 18.03.2012
Revised Dates of Written Examination : 27.05.2012 and 03.06.2012
Bank may conduct written test on more than two dates, if need be.
On-line Registration will start from : 05.03.2012
Last Date for Registration of Online Applications : 26.03.2012
Payment of Fees : 07.03.2012 to 31.03.2012
Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment in Clerical Cadre in State Bank of India.
Candidates can apply for vacancies in one state only. They can additionally apply for the post of Stenographer (English/Hindi), if they have the knowledge of Stenography.
GUIDELINES FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE REGISTERED BETWEEN 28.12.2011 TO 20.01.2012
All candidates - One time EDIT option to change the choice of STATE and EXAMINATION CENTRE due to the revised vacancy position. SC/ST candidates have the option to
change their choice of PRE-EXAM TRAINING CENTRE. Candidates can additionally apply for the post of Stenographer (English/Hindi), if they have the knowledge of
Stenography.
All Ex-Servicemen & PWD Candidates who have applied under Special Recruitment Drive - to furnish their XS and/or PWD status, if not indicated earlier.
TABLE - A TABLE - B
VACANCIES FOR CLERICAL POSTS (ASSISTANTS) VACANCIES FOR STENOGRAPHER (HINDI/ENGLISH) IN CLERICAL CADRE
NAME OF HORIZONTAL RESERVATION*
DISTRIBUTION HORIZONTAL*
CIRCLE STATE DXS XS PWD DISTRIBUTION RESERVATION
Total Gen SC ST OBC 4.50% 10% VI HI OH NAME OF STATE DXS XS PWD
Ahmedabad Gujarat 297 91 13 36 157 8 18 2 3 1
CIRCLE TOTAL GEN SC ST OBC 4.50% 10% VI OH
Bangalore Karnataka 601 150 48 125 278 13 30 2 4 3
HINDI ENG
Madhya
Bhopal Pradesh 269 53 73 128 15 5 11 2 2 2 Ahmedabad Gujarat 6 54 31 4 9 16 3 6 1 2
Chattisgarh 172 4 1 167 1 1 1 Bangalore Karnataka 4 36 20 6 3 11 2 4 2 1
Bhubaneswar Orissa 360 137 44 146 33 10 27 1 3 2 Bhopal Madhya
Jammu & Pradesh 4 35 20 6 8 5 1 3
Kashmir 34 12 2 3 17 1 3 1 Chattisgarh 1 8 5 1 3 1
Himachal Bhubaneswar Orissa 5 41 23 7 10 6 2 5 2 1
Chandigarh Pradesh 93 33 31 3 26 3 6 1 Jammu &
Haryana 105 47 25 33 4 9 1 Kashmir 2 1 1
Chandigarh Himachal
UT 32 2 23 7 1 Chandigarh Pradesh 5 3 1 1 1
Punjab 359 146 87 126 13 29 3 3 3 Haryana 2 1 1
Delhi/ Chandigarh
Haryana 357 130 153 3 71 11 25 2 3 1 UT 2 14 8 3 5 1 2
Delhi Rajasthan 185 51 98 16 20 5 10 1 1 1
Punjab 1 4 3 1 1 1
Uttar
Pradesh(W) 308 102 142 9 55 9 20 2 2 2 Delhi/
Haryana 6 56 33 12 17 3 6 1 2
Uttarakhand 154 66 68 7 13 5 10 1 1 1
Delhi Rajasthan 1 6 4 1 1 1 1
Assam 372 197 25 44 106 16 36 4 4 4
Arunachal Uttar
Pradesh 93 50 1 42 4 9 1 Pradesh(W) 1 12 7 3 3 1 1
North Manipur 101 47 5 38 11 4 9 1 Uttarakhand 1 7 6 1 1 1
Eastern Meghalaya 99 49 1 42 7 4 10 1 Assam 4 32 19 3 4 10 2 4
Mizoram 47 25 22 2 4 1 Arunachal
Nagaland 112 61 51 5 11 1 1 1 Pradesh 1 1
Tripura 100 27 22 51 3 6 1 North Manipur 1 1
Andhra Eastern Mizoram 1 1
Hyderabad Pradesh 708 230 262 62 154 21 46 4 6 5 Nagaland 1 1
West Bengal 702 229 105 187 181 21 46 4 5 3 Tripura 1 1
Kolkata A&N Islands 22 11 2 9 1 2 1 Andhra
Sikkim 45 20 2 8 15 2 4 1 Hyderabad Pradesh 10 90 50 16 7 27 5 10 2 1
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 846 229 403 33 181 21 45 5 5 5 West Bengal 4 39 22 10 2 9 2 4 1 2
Bihar 406 144 190 3 69 12 26 2 3 1 Kolkata A&N Islands 1 1
Patna
Jharkhand 228 90 71 47 20 8 18 2 2 2
Sikkim 1 1
Tamil Nadu 525 277 100 6 142 23 52 5 6 6
Chennai Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 3 26 15 6 8 1 3
Pondicherry 15 8 3 4 1 2 1
Bihar 4 39 24 7 12 2 4 1 2
Kerala 199 122 20 3 54 9 20 2 2 2 Patna
Kerala Jharkhand 1 1
Lakshadweep 4 2 2 1
Maharashtra 512 277 51 46 138 23 51 5 9 5 Tamil Nadu 4 34 21 7 10 2 4 1
Mumbai Chennai
Goa 38 26 5 7 2 4 1 Pondicherry 2 1 1
Total 8500 3145 2069 1337 1949 270 600 55 70 55 Kerala Kerala 4 33 23 4 10 2 4
Note: Vacancies shown here above are inclusive of vacancies already advertised vide our Maharashtra 35 313 187 35 32 94 16 35 4 4
advertisement no.CRPD/CR/2011-12/05 dated 27.12.2011 (I.e. vacancies for clerical posts Mumbai
Goa 2 2
under special recruitment drive for SC/ST/OBC Category and under regular recruitment
for North Eastern Circle). Total 100 900 537 134 79 250 45 100 15 15
*Reservation for PWD/XS/DXS is horizontal reservation and included in the vacancies of various categories.
Abbreviations stand for: Gen - General Category; SC - Scheduled Caste, ST - Scheduled Tribe; OBC - Other Backward Classes; PWD - Person with Disability; VI - Visually Impaired;
HI - Hearing Impaired; OH - Orthopaedically Handicapped; XS - Ex-Serviceman; DXS - Disabled - Ex-Serviceman.
The reservation under various categories will be as per prevailing Government Guidelines at the time of finalisation of result.
The above vacancies are provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement 2. Emoluments: The total starting emoluments of a Clerical Cadre employee payable at
of the Bank. Merit list will be drawn up State-wise, Category-wise and candidates will be Metro like Mumbai will be around Rs. 14,177/- per month for Graduates inclusive of D.A.
posted in the State from where he/she is appearing for the written test and will not be and other allowances at the current rate. Allowances may vary depending upon the
entitled for inter/intra-state transfer in the first 10 years of service. Candidates applying for place of posting.
vacancies in Lakshadweep will have to appear at the examination centres mentioned Stenographer will be eligible for special pay of Rs.800 per month (under review).
against Kerala circle. However, selected candidates will be posted in Lakshadweep and
will not be entitled for inter/intra-state transfer in the first 10 years of service. 3. Educational Qualification (as on 01.12.2011)
The salient features are given here in below: i) Minimum 12th Standard (10 + 2) pass or equivalent qualification with a minimum of
aggregate 60% marks (55% for SC/ ST/ PWD/ XS).
1. Scale of Pay: 7200-400/3-8400-500/3-9900-600/4-12300-700/7-17200-1300/1-18500-800/
OR
1-19300
ii) A degree (Graduation level) from a recognised university.
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2. (Contd... from Previous Page) i) The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost.
Note: ii) The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the minimum
Candidates who have not passed 12th standard Examination but have passed Diploma stipulated eligibility criteria for the candidate. (11th Standard or below).
course after 10th standard are eligible for the captioned recruitment provided: iii) The scribe can be from any academic discipline.
(a) Diploma course passed after 10th standard must be a full time course (Diploma iv) Both the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking in the
course through correspondence are not eligible) with a minimum of two years prescribed format with passport size photograph of scribe, and confirm that the
duration. scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe as mentioned above.
(b) The Diploma course passed after 10th standard should be recognized / approved by Further, in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfill any of the laid-down criteria
the State Board of Technical Education of concerned State. or suppressed material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled,
(c) The percentage of marks in 12th/ Diploma Course shall be arrived at by dividing the irrespective of the result of the written test.
marks obtained by the candidate in all subjects by aggregate maximum marks of all v) Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for
subjects irrespective of optional/additional optional subjects studied. Grace marks, every hour of the examination.
if any, awarded by the Board/University will be excluded for the purpose of calculation 8. Probation period: The newly appointed assistants/stenographers will be on probation
of percentage. The date of passing the eligibility examination will be the date for a Minimum period of 6 months. Before the probation period comes to an end, the
appearing on the marksheet/provisional certificate or the date on which the result performance of the newly recruited employees will be evaluated and the probation
was posted on the website of the university / institution. period of those employees whose performance fails to meet Bank’s expectation, may
(d) Matriculate Ex-servicemen, who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate be extended.
of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or Air Force, after having 9. Application Fees and / or Intimation Charges (Non-refundable)
completed not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces of the Union are also Post SC/ST/PWD/XS OBC/General
eligible for the post. Such certificates should be dated on or before 01.12.2011. Intimation Intimation Charges+
(e) Should be able to write and speak English fluently. Charges Application Fee
(f) Knowledge of local language will be an added qualification. Assistant Rs. 50/- Rs. 350/-
4. Age: (As on 01.12.2011) Assistant and Stenographer (Hindi only) Rs. 50/- Rs. 500/-
i. Minimum Age : 18 years ; Maximum Age : 28 years (as on 01.12.2011). Candidates Assistant and Stenographer (English only) Rs. 50/- Rs. 500/-
born between 30.11.1983 & 01.12.1993 are only eligible to apply. Assistant and Stenographer
ii. The upper age limit will be relaxed as under : (Both Hindi & English) Rs. 50/- Rs. 650/-
Sr. Category Age Relaxation Candidates applying only for Stenographer post will also have to pay fee as detailed
No. above.
1. SC / ST 5 years Additional fee to be paid by candidates who have already applied for clerical post
2. Other Backward Classes (OBC) 3 years now applying additionally for Stenographer post.
3. PWD (Gen) 10 years Post SC/ST/PWD/XS OBC/General
4. PWD (SC /ST) 15 years Intimation Application
Charges Fee
5. PWD (OBC) 13 years
Assistant (applied earlier) and
6. Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division 5 years Stenographer (Hindi) - Rs. 150/-
of Jammu & Kashmir State during the
Assistant (applied earlier) and
period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989
Stenographer (English) - Rs. 150/-
7. Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen Actual period of service rendered Assistant (applied earlier) and
in defence services + 3 years, Stenographer (Both Hindi & English) - Rs. 300/-
(8 years for Disabled Ex-
Servicemen belonging to SC/ST) Fee once deposited will neither be refunded nor be adjusted against any future recruitment
subject to max. age of 50 years projects. The fee sent through Indian Postal Order, Bank Drafts, Cheques, Currency Notes
8. Widows, Divorced women and women 9 years (subject to maximum etc. will not be accepted. Such applications will be treated as without fee and will be
judicially separated from their husbands age limit of 35 years for General summarily rejected. Candidates also have an option to make online fee payment as
& who are not remarried and 38 years for OBC & 40 years for detailed under item 15.
SC/ST candidates) 10.Selection Procedure:
iii. Candidates seeking age relaxation are required to submit copies of necessary All eligible candidates should apply on-line before the last date for registration of
certificate(s) at the time of interview, if qualifying. application.
iv. CUMULATIVE AGE RELAXATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE EITHER UNDER a. Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and
ABOVE ITEMS OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER ITEM. interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a
candidate to be called for written test or interview.
5. Definition:
b. The written test will be of Objective type consisting of (i) General Awareness
Ex-Serviceman : Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-Servicemen who fulfil the (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability (v) Marketing
revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Aptitude / Computer Knowledge. The questions in objective tests, except for the test
Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Notification No.36034/5/85/ of General English, will be printed bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.
Estt(SCT) dated 27th October, 1986 as amended from time to time.
There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th
Disabled Ex-Servicemen: Ex-Servicemen who while serving in Armed Forces of the marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates will have to pass in
Union were disabled in operation against the enemy or in disturbed areas shall be each of the objective tests.
treated as Disabled Ex-Servicemen.
The passing marks in each of the tests will be decided by the Bank on the basis of the
Dependents of Servicemen killed in Action : Servicemen killed in the following operations performance of all the competing candidates taken together in each test to a minimum
would be deemed to have been killed in action attributable to Military Service (a) war (b) required level. Candidates are also required to score a minimum percentage marks
warlike operations or border skirmishes either with Pakistan on cease fire line or any on aggregate (For SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS candidates, 5% relaxation available thereon).
other country (c) Fighting against armed hostiles in a counter insurgency environment for being considered for interview. Minimum percentage marks on aggregate will be
viz. Nagaland, Mizoram, etc. (d) Serving with peace-keeping mission abroad (e) Laying decided by the bank.
or clearance of mines including enemy mines as also mine sweeping operation between
one month before and three months after conclusion of an operation (f) Frost-bite during c. Candidates qualified in the written test for recruitment in clerical cadre in the bank
actual operations or during the period specified by the Government (g) Dealing with and opted for appointment as stenographer will be called for skill test in stenography.
agitating Para-Military forces personnel (h) IPKF personnel killed during the operations The candidate will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English/Hindi at the speed
in Sri Lanka. of 100 w.p.m. The matter will have to be transcribed on computer in 40 minutes in
case of English Stenography and in 55 minutes in case of Hindi Stenography. Visually
NOTE: 1) (i) Candidates, who are released / retired from Armed Forces, are required to impaired candidates will be required to transcribe the matter in 70 minutes for
submit a certificate as per Proforma ‘A' attached to this advertisement, (ii) The candidates, English Shorthand Test and in 95 minutes for Hindi Shorthand Test. Candidate should
who are still serving in Armed Forces and desirous of applying under Ex-Servicemen score minimum 50% marks to be qualified.
category will be required to submit a certificate (Proforma ‘B’) from the competent
authority showing his/her date of completion of the specific period of engagement Candidates will be required to appear for the skill test at the venue identified by the
(SPE) along with declaration (Proforma ‘C’). Such candidates whose SPE is completed Bank. The venue for skill test will be advised to the candidates in due course.
on or before 28.02.2013 only are eligible to apply under this recruitment. They will also NOTE:
be required to submit the release letter along with a self-declaration at the time of i) Other detailed information regarding the written examination will be given in the
joining the Bank that he/she is entitled to the benefits admissible to Ex-Servicemen in ‘Acquaint Yourself’ booklet, which will be made available to the eligible candidates
terms of Govt. of India rules, (iii) Those candidates, who have already completed their along with the call letter for the test.
initial period of engagement and are on extended assignment, are required to submit ii) Interviews : Depending upon the number of vacancies only certain number of
certificate as per Proforma ‘D'. If selected, such candidates mentioned in (ii) and (iii) candidates from amongst those who qualify by ranking high enough in the merit will
above, should get released and join the Bank on or before 30.04.2013. These certificates be called for interview in the ratio of maximum 3 candidates for each vacancy.
are required to be submitted at the time of interview invariably. Candidates are required to score a minimum percentage marks (to be decided by
2) Ex-Servicemen candidates who have already secured employment under the Central the bank) in interview to be considered for final selection. 5% relaxation for SC/ST/
Government in Group C &. D will be permitted the benefit of age relaxation as prescribed OBC/PWD/XS category will be available thereon. Final selection will be made on the
for Ex-Servicemen for securing another employment in a higher grade or cadre in basis of candidate’s performance in the written test and interview taken together. Skill
Group ‘C’/’D’ under the Central Government. However, such candidates will not be test for Stenography will be qualifying only.
eligible for the benefits of reservation for Ex-Servicemen in Central Government jobs. 11.Date of written examination: 27.05.2012 and 03.06.2012(Sunday)
3) The Territorial Army Personnel will be treated as Ex-Servicemen w.e.f. 15.11.1986. (Bank reserves the right to change the date of examination. Bank may conduct the
4) An Ex-Serviceman who has once joined a Government job on the civil side after examination on more than two dates, if need be.)
availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-Serviceman for his re-employment, his Ex- 12.CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION:
Serviceman status for the purpose of re-employment in Government ceases. THE CANDIDATES SHOULD DOWNLOAD THEIR CALL LETTER AND AN ACQUAINT
6. Reservation for Persons with Disability (PWD): YOURSELF BOOKLET BY ENTERING HIS/HER REGISTRATION NUMBER AND
Vacancies are reserved for Disabled (Physically Challenged) Persons under Section 33 PASSWORD/DATE OF BIRTH, AFTER 12.05.2012 FROM THE BANK’S WEBSITE. NO
of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER/ACQUAINT YOURSELF BOOKLET WILL BE SENT
Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996) as per government guidelines. Candidates with BY POST.
following disabilities are eligible to apply as per the definitions given in the above act: 13. EXAMINATION CENTRES:
a) Blindness b) Low Vision c) Hearing Impairment d) Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Name of Circle State Name of Examination Centre Centre Code
Palsy Ahmedabad 11
Only such persons would be eligible for reservation in services/ posts who suffer from Bhavnagar 12
not less than 40% of relevant disability. A person who wants to avail the benefit of
reservation will have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by Medical Board duly Ahmedabad Gujarat Rajkot 13
constituted by Central or State Government. The certificate should be dated on or Surat 14
before last date of registration of application i.e. 26.03.2012. Vadodara 15
Candidates falling in the following categories of the disabled may apply for the posts : Bangalore 16
Sr.No. Name of the post Categories of the Disabled suitable for the post Gulbarga 17
1. ASSISTANTS OA, BL, OL, PD, D, B, LV Bangalore Karnataka Hubli 18
OA - One arm affected (Right or Left) – (a) impaired reach; (b) weakness of grip; (c) ataxia Mysore 19
BL – Both legs affected but not arms, OL – One leg affected (Right or Left), PD – Partially Mangalore 20
deaf
Bhopal 21
D – Deaf, B – Blind, LV – Low Vision
Gwalior 22
7. The blind candidates/low vision candidates and candidates who are locomotor impaired Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
in both hands and both arms and candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral Indore 23
palsy can use own scribe at their cost during the written examination. In all such cases Jabalpur 24
where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
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3. (Contd... from Previous Page) OPTION-I: PAYMENT OF FEE (OFFLINE):
Name of Circle State Name of Examination Centre Centre Code i) Candidates should first scan their photograph and signature as detailed under
Raipur 25 guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature.
Bhopal Chhattisgarh ii) Candidates to visit Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com or www.sbi.co.in
Bilaspur 26
and open the appropriate Online Application Format.
Bhubaneswar 27
iii) Fill the application carefully. In the event of the candidate not able to fill the data in
Bhubaneshwar Orissa Berhampur (Ganjam) 28 one go, he can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, registration
Cuttack 29 number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the
Sambalpur 30 screen. Candidate should note down the registration number and password. Email
Ambala 31 & SMS indicating the Registration number and Password will be sent. They can
Haryana reopen the saved data using registration number and password and edit the
Karnal 32 particulars, if needed. This facility will be available for three times only. Once the
Jalandhar 33 application is filled complete, candidate should submit the data. Candidates to take
Punjab Ludhiana 34 a printout of the system generated fee payment challan immediately. No change/
Chandigarh Patiala 35 edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional.
Himachal Pradesh Palampur 36 iv) Fee Payment: Fee payment will be accepted from 2nd working day after
registration and can be made within three working days at any branch of State
Shimla 37 Bank of India. System generated fee payment challan will be used for depositing
Chandigarh UT Chandigarh 38 fee. (For example: If one has registered on 12.01.2012, then he/she will be able to
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu 39 deposit the fee from 14th to 17th January, 2012, considering 15th is a non- working
Uttar Pradesh Agra 64 day). Once fee paid, the registration process is completed.
(West) Meerut 65 v) Candidate will receive registration confirmation by SMS/e-mail after two working
days from the date of payment of fees. Please ensure to furnish correct Mobile
Ajmer 66
number / e-mail address to receive the registration confirmation.
Rajasthan Jaipur 67
Note: There is also a provision to reprint the submitted application containing fee
Delhi Jodhpur 68 details, after three days of fee payment.
Udaipur 69 OPTION-II: PAYMENT OF FEES: [ONLINE PAYMENT]:
Dehradun 70 I. FOLLOW STEPS i) to iii) GIVEN UNDER OPTION-I ABOVE. However fee payment
Uttarakhand
Haldwani 71 challan will not be generated and fee payment will have to be made online through
Delhi / Haryana New Delhi 72 payment gateway available thereat.
Dibrugarh 40 II. After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form candidates
Assam Guwahati 41 are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application,
following the instructions available on the screen. No change/edit will be allowed
Silchar 42 thereafter.
Tripura Agartala 43 III. The payment can be made by using MASTER/VISA debit/ credit cards or Internet
North Eastern Mizoram Aizwal 44 Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for
Manipur Imphal 45 online payment will be borne by the candidates.
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 46 IV. On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form will be
Nagaland Kohima 47 generated; you may take its printout for your record.
Meghalaya Shillong 48 V. If the online transaction has not been successfully completed, then please register
again. Candidates may then revisit Online Application link and fill in their application
Hyderabad 49 details again and make payment online.
Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Tirupati 50 Note: There is also a provision to reprint the eReceipt and Application form
Vijayawada 51 containing fee details, at later stage.
Vishakhapatnam 52 - The printout of the application form must not be sent to the Bank.
Asansol 53 15a.GUIDELINES FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE REGISTERED IN RESPONSE TO OUR
West Bengal Kolkata 54 EARLIER ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/CR/2011-12/05 DATED 27.12.2011.
Kolkata Siliguri 55 Candidates who have registered their application online between 28.12.2011 and
Sikkim Gangtok 56 20.01.2012 for the post of assistant for vacancies advertised earlier (submitted the
application online as well as paid application fees/intimation charges) need not apply
A&N Island Port Blair 57
again but have the following edit options in respect of their already registered
Allahabad 58 applications:
Bareilly 59 • Option to change the choice of STATE and EXAMINATION CENTRE (if they desire so)
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur 60 • Option to change their ‘choice of Pre-examination Training Centre’ if they have earlier
Kanpur 61 opted for Pre-Examination Training.
Lucknow 62 • XS/PWD candidates who have applied under special recruitment drive but not
Varanasi 63 mentioned their XS/PWD status, to mention this status.
Bhagalpur 73 Already registered candidates who wish to apply for the post of Stenographer also
Patna Bihar Muzaffarpur 74 need to apply afresh citing the earlier registration number. They have to pay the additional
fees applicable for the additional posts applied for.
Patna 75
15b.GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE
Jharkhand Ranchi 76
Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image
Chennai 77 of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given below .
Coimbatore 78 (i) PHOTOGRAPH IMAGE:
Tamil Nadu
Chennai Madurai 79 • Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture.
Trichirapalli 80 • The picture should be in colour, against a light-coloured, preferably white,
Pondicherry Pondicherry 81 background.
Kochi 82 • Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face
Kerala & Kottayam 83 • If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself
Kerala in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows
Lakshadweep Kozhikode 84
Thiruvananthapuram 85 • If you have to use flash, ensure there’s no “red-eye”
Aurangabad 86 • If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be
Mumbai Maharashtra Mumbai 87 clearly seen.
Nagpur 88 • Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed
but it must not cover your face.
Pune 89
• Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
Goa Panji 90
• Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb
While registering the application, every candidate should indicate the name and code
number of the Centre where he/she desires to take the examination. The candidates will • Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50KB. If the size of the
appear for the written examination at their own expenses and risks and the bank will not file is more than 50 KB, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI
be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature. NO CHANGE IN THE CHOICE resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of scanning.
OF EXAMINATION CENTRE WILL BE ENTERTAINED. BANK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO (ii) SIGNATURE IMAGE:
ADD OR DELETE ANY CENTRE OR ALTER EXAMINATION DATE AT ITS DISCRETION. • The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.
EXAMINATION WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED IN STATES WHERE VACANCIES ARE NOT • The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person.
ADVERTISED.
• The signature will be used to put on the Attendance Sheet.
13a.SBI may arrange pre-examination training at certain centres for a limited number of
SC/ST/XS/Religious Minority Community candidates in consonance with the guidelines • If the Applicant’s signature on the answer script, at the time of the examination,
issued by Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who does not match the signature on the Attendance Sheet/Hall Ticket, the applicant
desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect will be disqualified.
while registering the application form. List of training centres given below is indicative. • Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
The Bank has a discretion to conduct training at some additional centres or the Bank • Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb
may delete some of the centres indicated for training. Candidates opting for pre- • Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20KB
examination training can download their Call Letters for training after 28.04.2012 by
SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE:
entering his/her registration number and password/date of birth.
• Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch)
Agra Ahmedabad Akola Allahabad
Asansol Aurangabad Bangalore Bareilly • Set Color to True Color
Berhampur (Ganjam) Bhopal Bhubaneshwar Chandigarh • File Size as specified above
Chennai Coimbatore Dehradun Ernakulam • Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature, then use
Gorakhpur Gulbarga Guwahati Hubli the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).
Hyderabad Indore Jabalpur Jaipur • The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is :
Kanpur Kolkata Lucknow Madurai image01.jpg or image01.jpeg Image dimensions can be checked by listing the
Meerut Mumbai Mysore New Delhi folder files or moving the mouse over the file image icon.
Panji Patna Port Blair Pune
Purnea Raipur Ranchi Sambalpur Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg
Shillong Siliguri Tiruchirapalli Tirupati format not exceeding 50KB & 20KB respectively by using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture
Vadodara Varanasi Vijaywada Vishakhapatnam Manager. Scanned photograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by
using ‘Save As’ option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50KB(photograph)
14. All expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc. will be borne by the candidates & 20KB(signature) by using crop and then resize option (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for
for attending the Pre-Examination Training programme at the concerned Pre- the pixel size) in the ‘Image’ menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor also.
Examination Training Centre.
If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.
15. HOW TO APPLY: GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION: (Note- Candidates
should have valid email ID. This will help him/her in getting call letter/interview While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with a link to
advices etc. by e-mail) upload his photograph and signature.
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4. (Contd... from Previous Page) the particulars furnished by him / her are correct in all respects. IN CASE IT IS
Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature DETECTED AT ANY STAGE OF RECRUITMENT THAT A CANDIDATE DOES NOT
FULFIL THE ELIGIBILITY NORMS AND / OR THAT HE / SHE HAS FURNISHED ANY
(i) There will be two separate links for uploading Photograph and Signature
INCORRECT / FALSE INFORMATION OR HAS SUPPRESSED ANY MATERIAL
(ii) Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph / Signature” FACT(S), HIS / HER CANDIDATURE WILL STAND CANCELLED. IF ANY OF THESE
(iii) Browse & Select the location where the Scanned Photo / Signature file has been saved. SHORTCOMINGS IS / ARE DETECTED EVEN AFTER APPOINTMENT, HIS / HER
(iv) Select the file by clicking on it SERVICES ARE LIABLE TO BE TERMINATED.
(v) Click the ‘Upload’ button (ii) Applicants are advised to register online themselves.
Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your photo and (iii) The selection of the candidates will be on the basis of written test and interviews.
signature as specified. The Bank reserves the right to hold skill test / any other test wherever deemed
necessary as well as the right to add, delete or allot any centre at its discretion.
Note :
(iv) Admission to written test examination will be purely provisional without verification
a. In case the face in the photograph or signature is unclear the candidate’s application of age / qualification / category (SC/ST/PWD/XS) etc. of the candidates with
may be rejected. references to documents.
b. Candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated online application (v) No candidate is permitted to use or have possession of Calculators, Mobile Phones,
forms before submitting. Pagers or any other instrument in the Examination Hall.
c. In case the photograph or signature is unclear, the candidate may edit his application (vi) The candidate will have option to answer written test questions in Hindi or English
and reupload his photograph or signature. However, edit facility will be restricted to except in General English paper .
3 times only as mentioned earlier.
(vii)The candidates will have to appear for the tests/ interviews, at their own cost. SC/
d. Candidates should keep a copy of the Application printout and Fee Receipt for their record. ST/ PWD candidates called for INTERVIEW are entitled to IInd class to & fro railway
e. Candidates serving in Government/Quasi Government offices, Public Sector undertaking fare/ bus fare by shortest route on production of evidence of travel (Rail / bus ticket/
including Nationalised Banks and financial Institutions will be required to submit 'No receipt etc).
Objection Certificate' from their employer at the time of interview, failing which their (viii)Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their being found medically fit as
candidature may not be considered and travelling expenses, if any, otherwise admissible, per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointment will also be subject to the
will not be paid. service and conduct rules of the Bank.
f. The candidates must bring the call letter along with photo identity proof such as (ix) The new recruits must have flair for marketing and will be required to make customer
passport /PAN Card/Driving Licence/Voter's Card/Unique Identification Card calls and provide banking services, advisory services and cross sell products etc.
(AADHAR)/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/Identity Card issued by inside and outside Bank premises. The duties involve extensive outdoor travelling.
School or College/ Gazetted Officer in original as well as a self attested Photocopy Depending upon requirement, there will be flexible working hours and working in
thereof. The photocopy of Identity proof should be submitted along with call letter shifts.
to the invigilators in the examination hall, failing which he/she will not be permitted
to appear for the test. (x) DECISIONS OF THE BANK IN ALL MATTERS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY, CONDUCT
OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION, OTHER TESTS, INTERVIEW, SELECTION WOULD
g. Caste certificate by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC in the prescribed BE FINAL AND BINDING ON ALL CANDIDATES. NO REPRESENTATION OR
proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s caste, the CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY THE BANK IN THIS REGARD.
Act/Order under which the caste is recognised as SC/ST/OBC and the village/town the
candidate is originally a resident of. (xi) Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of this
advertisement and / or an application in response thereto can be instituted only in
h. A declaration in the prescribed format by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that Mumbai and courts / tribunals / forums at Mumbai only shall have sole and exclusive
he/she does not belong to the creamy layer on the crucial date, in addition to the jurisdiction to try any cause / dispute.
Community Certificate (OBC). Unless specified otherwise, the prescribed closing date
for receipt of online recruitment application for the post is to be treated as crucial date. (xii) Selected candidates will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Service
Regulations of the Bank in force at the time of joining.
NO OTHER MODE OF APPLICATION/ PRINTOUT OR DRAFT ETC. WILL BE
ACCEPTED. (xiii) Use of Mobile Phones, pagers, calculator or any such devices:
16. Action against candidates found guilty of conduct. Candidates before entering examination premises are likely to be frisked to ensure
compliance with followings
Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered/
fabricated or should not suppress any material information while filling up the application (a) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed
form. inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement
of these instructions shall entail cancellation of candidature and disciplinary
At the time of written examination/interview, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty action including ban from future examinations.
of:
(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item
(i) using unfair means during the examination or (ii) impersonating or procuring including mobile phones/ pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement
impersonation by any person or (iii) misbehaving in the examination hall or taking for safekeeping cannot be assured.
away the question booklet (or any part thereof)/answer sheet from the examination
hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her (c) Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession of calculators in
candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/her candidature by any examination premises.
unfair means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable (xiv) Candidate’s admission to the test / interview is strictly provisional. The mere fact
to criminal prosecution, be liable: that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature
a) to be disqualified from the examination for which he/she is a candidate has been finally cleared by the Bank.
b) to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any (xv) The candidates who are already working in SBI in the clerical cadre are not eligible
examination or recruitment conducted by the Central Recruitment & Promotion to apply under this project.
Department, State Bank of India, Corporate Centre, Mumbai.
NOTE: The Bank would be analysing the responses of a candidate with other CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION.
appeared candidates to detect patterns of similarity. On the basis of such an analysis,
if it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not
genuine/valid, the Bank reserves the right to cancel his/her candidature. Mumbai - 400 021 GENERAL MANAGER
17. General Information : Date: 01.03.2012 (CRPD)
(i) While applying on-line for the post, the applicant should ensure that he / she fulfils
the eligibility and other norms mentioned above as on the specified dates and that The Bank is not responsible for printing errors, if any.
PROFORMA - A PROFORMA - C
Form of Certificate applicable for Released/Retired Personnel Undertaking to be given by serving Armed Force personnel who are due
It is certified that No..................... Rank................ Name..........................................whose to be released within one year
date of birth is..................... has rendered service from..................... to.................... in
Army/Navy/Air Force. (1) I understand that if selected on the basis of the recruitment/Examination to which this
2. He has been released from military services: application relates, my appointment will be subject to my producing documentary
% a) on completion of assignment otherwise than evidence to the satisfaction of the appointing authority that I have been duly released/
(i) by way of dismissal, or retired/discharged from the Armed Forces and that I am entitled to the benefits admissible
(ii) by way of discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or to Ex-Servicemen in terms of the Ex-Servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Service
and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.
(iii)on his own request, but without earning his pension, or
(2) I also understand that I shall not be eligible to be appointed to a vacancy reserved for
(iv)he has not been transferred to the reserve pending such release
Ex-serviceman in regard to the recruitment covered by this examination, if I have at any
%b) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service. time prior to such appointment, secured any employment on the civil side (including
%c) on invalidment after putting in at least five years of Military service Public Sector Undertaking, Autonomous Bodies/Statutory Bodies, Nationalised Banks,
3. He is covered under the definition of Ex-Serviceman (Re-employment in Central etc.), by availing of the concession of reservation of vacancies admissible to Ex-
Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979 as amended from time to time serviceman.
Place: Signature. Name and Designation of the Place:
Date: Competent Authority** Date: Signature and Name of Candidate
SEAL
% Delete the paragraph which is not applicable.
PROFORMA - D
Form of Certificate applicable for Serving ECOs/SSCOs who have already
PROFORMA - B
completed their initial assignment and are on extended assignment
Form of Certificate for Serving Personnel
(Applicable for serving personnel who are due to be released within one year)
It is certified that No................. Rank..................... Name......................................... whose
date of birth is.....................is serving in the Army/Navy/Air Force from............................
It is certified that No. ...............Rank..........Name.......... is serving in the Army/Navy/Air 2. He has already completed his initial assignment of five years on...............and is on
Force from........................ extended assignment till..................
2. He is due for release retirement on completion of his specific period of assignment 3. There is no objection to his applying for civil employment and he will be released on
on. three months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment
3. No disciplinary case is pending against him.
Race: Signature, Name and Designation of the
Place: Signature, Name and Designation of the Date: Competent Authority**
Date: Competent Authority** SEAL
SEAL
** Authorities who are competent to issue certificate to Armed Forces Personnel for availing Age concessions are as follows:
(a) in case of Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs: Army: Military Secretary Branch, Army Hqrs., New Delhi; Navy: Directorate of Personnel, Naval Hqrs., New Delhi; Airforce: Directorate of Personnel Officers,
Air Hqrs., New Delhi.
(b) in case of JCOs/ORs and equivalent of the Navy and Air Force: Army: By various Regimental Record Offices; Navy: BABS, Mumbai; Air Force: Air Force Records, New Delhi.